The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently recommended new recreational water quality criteria for states that will help protect peoples’ health during visits to beaches and waters year round.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Suffolk County will collect and properly dispose of potentially hazardous common household products from flood-damaged homes in Suffolk County.

U.S. EPA and the Hawaii Department of Health have completed a cleanup of more than 814 tons of toxic soil from residential and commercial land on Hawaii's island of Kauai, according to Honolulu Star-Advertiser.